The first scene of "Pieces of a Woman" was to shoot the most difficult long shot.

According to Zhang Yimou's statement: "We have been lined up for more than a month, isn't it just for this shot, if the real shooting can't be filmed now, then our crew will be disbanded on the spot, and there will be no delay." ”

The pride is full of pride, and it is burning!

Liu Yifei immediately went to put on makeup and pretend to fake her belly, and Tan Zhuo, Lu Zhong and others, who were not in the scene for the time being, were also curious about this long shot, and chose to stay and watch.

Zhang Yuanjun and He Saifei put on makeup on the spot, and Zhang Yimou entered the set and took the trouble to confirm the shooting details with the photographer and the set props.

"Shoot well," Tan Zhuo joked with Zhang Yuanjun, "If the crew is disbanded on the first day of filming, we will not be wronged." ”

Zhang Yuanjun said that it was false not to be nervous, no matter how many actors he took, in the face of a 25-minute long shot, even if he rehearsed for more than a month, he didn't dare to say that he could walk down perfectly.

But he is more worried about Liu Yifei, all the highlights of this scene are on her, he is just her partner, and he can do the work, but Liu Yifei can't do the work, she must be 100% energetic and release 200% of her potential.

Although after more than a month of rehearsals, her performance is getting better and better, and Zhang Yimou has been very satisfied with it later, so that she "will act like this when the time comes", but real shooting and rehearsal are completely different things.

No one knows what will happen after the camera turns on, the lights do, and the director shouts to start.

Everyone was waiting for Liu Yifei to put on makeup, Zhang Yimou confirmed with the set three times, and got three replies of "no problem, just wait for the filming to start".

Until noon, Cindy came out to bring food to Liu Yifei, and Zhang Yuanjun also followed.

Liu Yifei was standing, wearing sports bras, and three makeup artists were putting her belly up.

"How much longer?" Zhang Yuanjun said.

Liu Yifei has been rehearsing with makeup for a week, and she already has experience: "There are 2 more hours." ”

"It's all waiting for you outside."

"Got it," Liu Yifei was also nervous now, "If you're fine, go out, it will affect my makeup." ”

"I'm not happy to come yet." Zhang Yuanjun took a look in the dressing room, and then went out to eat with Zhang Yimou.

"It's still melting, and it will take another two hours to get better." Zhang Yuanjun reported on the situation in the dressing room.

Zhang Yimou said while eating: "It's good to go through it all over again, so that the crew is relaxed, and you are also relaxed, Yifei is so guilty of putting on makeup and removing makeup for five or six hours a day." ”

Zhang Yuanjun's desire for a piece of life is no less than that of Zhang Yimou, after all, it is his wife who makes up and tosses every day.

But sometimes hope is hope, reality still has to be faced, a line and a close-up have to be shot more than a dozen times, and now in the face of a 25-minute long shot, Zhang Yuanjun still said: "I don't dare to think about it again, I will burn high incense if I can finish filming this scene in a week." ”

"The director has thought about it all over again, and you still say such frustrating words." Some people blame Zhang Yuanjun.

Zhang Yuanjun said the wrong thing and admitted it, and said with a smile: "Yes, I should hope to go through it all over again." ”

Several people sat around to eat, and there was still a while before they left the shooting, so they simply chatted.

In the previous more than a month of getting along, Zhang Yimou praised Zhang Yuanjun's acting skills more than once, and he liked Zhang Yuanjun's performances in "Detachment" and "Dragon Gate Flying Armor".

Of course, Zhang Yuanjun wants to praise back, saying that he likes "Old Well" and "Red Sorghum": "I especially like that cold and stubborn temperament. ”

At the end, he asked the director: "If you say that you have a good script and a good role now, do you still act?" ”

Zhang Yimou still said that he prefers to be a director and will not act again.

Today, at the dinner table, Zhang Yimou said to Zhang Yuanjun: "I especially like the "She" you wrote, I went to see it, it was quite interesting." ”

Zhang Yuanjun wanted to hear what this story would be like in Zhang Yimou's eyes.

But Zhang Yimou did not comment on the filming and text of "Her", he was interested in the subject matter: "Using the setting of the future world to resolve the social acceptance of human-machine deviant love, man-machine response, overturned the love made in previous movies, and the love of two people no longer accepts the test of society, but turns to be more internal, exploring everything about love itself." What else do you think can be done in a sci-fi context? ”

The classic love in film history often comes from the confrontation between the hero and heroine and the external environment, but "She" is not.

Zhang Yimou is a very studious director, and he is very interested in many themes and genres.

Zhang Yuanjun thought about it, but shook his head and said: "I don't have much clue for the time being, in fact, people's hearts and emotions have been almost photographed, and the impact of technological progress on social relations and personal emotions, I can't see a big change for the time being." Love may have a situation like "her", falling in love with an operating system, falling in love with a robot, but how the rest of human relationships will change, I can't say. I like Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence" a lot, and I also wonder how people's family ethics will change in the future world. ”

Zhang Yimou listened very carefully to Zhang Yuanjun's understanding of science fiction: "I don't like the current Marvel, wearing two mecha and putting two laser cannons is science fiction?" Of course, they are commercial films, and they make science fiction into war movies to make money at the box office. Zhang Yuanjun continued: "I would like to see a screenwriter and a director who can explore people's emotional changes and ethical relationships in the future world."

"Let's imagine an extreme situation, one day human beings overcome biotechnology and achieve immortality, not to mention the big social structure, just talk about family relationships, you see your 10th generation grandchildren, do you really think that you have something to do with him? Not to mention the tenth generation of grandchildren, even if you have been with your son for hundreds of years or thousands of years, is he still your son? ”

"The preciousness of blood is because of the finitude of life, so if life is unlimited, is blood relationship still valuable?"

When Zhang Yuanjun asked, Zhang Yimou pondered and looked at human emotions in a world of technological explosion, which was an angle he had not thought of before.

"It's kind of funny when you say that." The more Zhang Yimou pondered it, the more he felt that this angle was interesting.

Zhang Yuanjun told Zhang Yimou his original idea of making "Super Body" again: "If human beings achieve immortality, it can basically be said that human beings have become gods. What would the macro world look like from Lucy's point of view? Can you live for hundreds or thousands of years, can the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of human beings really stimulate you again? In the end, you will live as a walking corpse. ”

Under this question, Zhang Yuanjun could not find an answer.

Zhang Yimou didn't have an answer, and the rest of the audience didn't have an answer, and finally Li Qiang said: "This is a question that sociology and philosophy should answer." ”

Others said that Zhang Yuanjun's words were crooked, saying that he was "like a god stick who cheats money."

Zhang Yuanjun was noncommittal.

As she spoke, time passed quickly, and Liu Yifei appeared on the set with a big belly.

(End of chapter)